Linux Software Map Entry Template
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The LSM is a publically searchable directory of information about
each of the software packages available via FTP for the Linux
operating system.
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Empty Template
Copy this to your text editor, fill it in, submit it (with your
software package) via ftp to:
ftp://ibiblio.org/incoming/linux
Begin4
Title:
Version:
Entered-date:
Description:
Keywords:
Author:
Maintained-by:
Primary-site:
Alternate-site:
Original-site:
Platforms:
Copying-policy:
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Instructions
Any new packages or updates to old entries should be entered in the
template above and submittted with your upload to ibiblio.org
DO NOT RENAME FIELDS. DO NOT REMOVE THE BEGIN OR END MARKERS. There
are no longer any limits on the fields lengths, but please try to be
short.
Complete as many fields as possible. Mandatory fields: Title,
Version, Entered-date, Description, Primary-site.
Do not remove the header "Begin4" and the footer "End". These lines
are essential for archiving the in LSM project.
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Title: Full application name - see:
http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/NAMES
Version: Version number - see: http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/NAMES
Entered-date: Date of when the LSM entry was last modified.
Description: Begin with a one line description for the database
header.A short description of the package should follow.
Keywords: A short list of carefully selected keywords that describe
the package.
Author: author@email.address (Author's Name)
Original author(s) of package. Email address first, followed by name in parenthesis
Multiple persons may be given, one per line.
Maintained-by: maintainer@email.address (Maintainer's Name). Note this information
is essential. Submissions cannot be processed without maintainer information!
Primary-site: This should be the final location, not an "incoming" directory.
First line lists site and base directory
Next is the sizes and names of all files. The size can be left off.
Alternate-site: One alternate site may be given. It should not be a site that mirrors the primary site.
Original-site: The original package, if this is a port to Linux.
Platforms: Note ususual software or hardware that is required. A floppy disk or a C compiler would
not be unusual. A Python interpreter or tape drive probably would be. If the requirements are
evident from the description, it need not be repeated here.
Copying-policy: Also known as copyright information.
Use "GPL" for GNU Public License,
"BSD" for the Berkeley style of copyright,
"Shareware" for shareware, and some other description for other styles of copyrights.
If the use or copying requires payment, it must be indicated.
A fuller explanation of licensing theory exists at:
http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/LICENSES/theory.html
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Example:
Begin4
Title: Fungimol
Version: 0.2.2
Entered-date: 2000-05-18
Description: Fungimol is an extensible system for designing atomic-
scale objects. The intent is to eventually extend it to be a useful
system for doing molecular nanotechnology design work. At the moment
it's a PDB file viewer and Buckminsterfullerine editor.
Keywords: nanotechnology, hydrocarbon, fungimol, molecular dynamics,
pdb, pdb viewer, graphics
Author: tim@infoscreen.com (Tim Freeman),
brenner@eos.ncsu.edu (Donald Brenner)
Maintained-by: tim@infoscreen.com (Tim Freeman)
Primary-site: http://www.infoscreen.com/fungimol
2M fungimol-0.2.2-0.i386.rpm
180K brennermd-0.1.0-0.i386.rpm
1.1M fungimol-0.2.2-0.src.rpm
160K brennermd-0.1.0-0.src.rpm
1.1M fungimol-0.2.2.tgz
168K brennermd-0.1.0.tgz
1K fungimol.lsm
Platforms: Built with GNU C++ compiler that supports anonymous
namespaces. g++ 2.95.2 definitely works, 2.7.0 might work, prior to
2.7.0 probably won't work. Non-GNU
C++ compiler might work too, but I haven't tried it. Also needs X
windows, 16 bits-per-pixel or more TrueColor display.
Copying-policy: Gnu Library General Public License (GLPL) 2.0
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last updated June 5, 2000